New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-05-25
OPENING HER FATHERS EYES
AN ANGRY sCENE IN THE HOFFMAN hoos1 Win
MUCH TALK OF PISTOLS

AN ANGRY sCENE IN THE HoffhAN ho"'~ wa"
MUCH TALK OF PISTOLS
The late breakfasters at the Holman MOUSE Vs..
Say heard loud voices in Psrlor Z. and their curiosity
os ercited as TO whether 1t was lecture on ssn-
ington Senators a discussion on womans rightS' OF
.;mnIv party Quarrel. aThere is Senator X one OF
the hest and noblest men living. What does ne say
I will read letter from him. was heard IN ,no
voice that did most of the talking. Other Representa-
tive men came in for notice, TOO. ana man! he"
na,ers were named The voices were loud, but not
enonob AN In catch moro tan here and there pirate
g But how do YOU get over these marriage lines
"A one of the phrases that led the ladies In tne
fast room to look inquiringly at each othet' inen
there were three or four voices talking at once ana
one OF them at length shouted: I'm sasoeo' any
npd I'm going home so you can -
D;rectv aftery ard the door opened and mo porty
man of about fifty. five. with Dig ruddy pesro'
stenped into the corridor, followed by TWO otners'
f,ne of these was Colonel Frank c. Burr, the corre
snopdent and the other tai man Win 'ons
droopinp mustache who also claims to be correspond
ant Tor several newspapers and his namo is george
n. Lawson From the loud words which ESCAPED
from Paror L, and the conversation ID inc nooi ooi
rdor in regard to the early meeting the story seems
he that Law-on has been staying In new iorh ioi
several weeks, and not over ten days ago no men
toned to one OF his acquaintance that he vas
IN marry n pretty young girl whose father was VOL
6xad - ana whose home was in quiet town IN new
Jersey. The aequaintan happened 10 mention 70 "
Colonel Burr, who obser'ed, n.y. La~So' 10 MAJ
ried already. ., A..
IN marry a girl with " well-dced' iather met III
the Hoffman col ridor aud had All angry discussion
when thew separated Colonel Burr walked huriiediy
into The writing room and addressed letter 10 tne
q welldxedn man from NewJersey The latter came
IN New-York in consequence OF this communication,
haard narrat ye about his would-be son-n-law, ana
.+urued TO Law the statement before the pretty young
GIRL She of course did not believe there was word
~ truth in IT, and ste wrote her lover to come over
va dsnv IL He went over and he denied every word
80. m. ,srnexed father stated all this in letter
20 Mr. Rurr and suggested that the two mon should
q fac, IL ont in his prese1ce Inc ume ior tne
facing ont was yesterday morning. anu 'no Pia0o
Parlor OF the Holman. ,,. A.. 80
On Monday evening there was some taik 10 '9e oor
,dors about this meeting ami II was generaiiY eA-
noo,ad mat Rurr might get himself into tronDle as
la iufnriated being crossed ID DIS iovn
told him pnbcly that il he pei sisted IN staements
he would kill him Directly Iftes l"is, - ~, r,ns p
cident was being discussed in the Gale, .haries
Bacon observed "Why, WORKED IN Connectlcu,
newspaper office with the man sixteen years ago. anu
| he was married then. -. ham
AZ the me ting IN parlcr Z, Mr. Lawson as has beeh
binted smoke at length of Senators and Representa-
t,vrs no would youch for him. and. according 10 MS
custom. referred TO many leading ponuciIns N-o
he CLAIMED TO have made prominent Win nv W p
fnl men He reyiled Mr.. Burr IN hDe stye' auo us
nrosnectiye ,Jersey fathern-aw seemed 10 % win
him until MIR. Burr quietly produced "eitsih ma
riage certificate bearing tho name Oh ooo,- ~ 80
son Then there was q lu IN tue prcceedings wnicn
w-s tollowed by a desultory CONGREGATION upon
yar;ons metnods of killing )duced throughout oy
MIR lawson who favored shooting. and thsn me
father from New-Jersey hurried home mauuer anu
wiser The girl. who only twenty SEEM ant ;m
have eluup 20 her Lotharo 10 the last she sent nlm
a note by Der father filed with phrases oil loving
trustfulness But her father vowed that her io'or
should never cross his threshold more